Critical Thinking Skills Absurdities Activities to Develop Creative Critical Thinking Skills Author:Ellie Weiler Did you Know? We all use thinking skills to help us learn, make decisions and solve problems. In fact, critical thinking skills are the foundation for all types of learning. — Absurdities are a key component of humor. Because they're fun absurdity activities can turn a reluctant learner into an eager student. But absurdities have a serious si... more »de too. They are an effective teaching tool for problem solving and decision making. This collection of ready-to-go activities guides students, step-by-step, through the thinking process as they practice analyzing logic and applying common sense.« less